As a highly efficient green building, the Earth Rangers Centre (ERC), located on the grounds of the Kortright Conservation area, is committed to integrating our sustainability mindset into the adjacent habitat. When we first began to look at the habitat surrounding Earth Rangers almos

Have you ever stood next to an old window in the winter?  Or felt a draft from a door in your house? If so, you’re not alone – whether at home or work. It’s common sense that a building’s envelope plays a major part in the energy use and thermal comfort of the building. Fortunately, t

The Earth Rangers Centre has been recognized by CivicAction with a Race to Reduce Building Performance award for demonstrating superior energy performance in 2012. The ERC was awarded the Building Performance – Lowest Energy Use award for a building under 250,000 sq. ft. with an

The Earth Rangers Centre is a testament to our commitment to the environment. Known for innovative technologies that target energy and water efficiency, the ERC is a building with many moving parts, sensors and sub-systems that need to be maintained and repaired. In a previous post, w

Earth Rangers has worked really hard to make the Earth Rangers Centre highly energy and water efficient and to integrate its footprint into the surrounding grounds. So, imagine our chagrin when we found out 2 ½ years ago that 90% of the plant species found around our environmentally,

The Earth Rangers Centre is headquarters to Earth Rangers, the kids’ conservation organization, dedicated to educating children and families and biodiversity and inspiring them to become directly involved in protecting animals and their habitats. In a recent post, A Building that Take

The Earth Rangers Centre is an advanced green building designed to embody Earth Rangers’ values, to show that we practice what we preach, and to serve as inspiration to everyone who walks through our doors. We host thousands of visitors every year and we often hear the same questions:

Andy Schonberger, the Director of the Earth Rangers Centre, outlines the process of how the Earth Rangers Centre successfully received LEED Platinum certification for Existing Buildings.

Earth Rangers is the kids’ conservation organization. Our mission is to educate children about the importance of protecting animals and preserving the environment. Our headquarters, the Earth Rangers Centre, also allows us to educate a different audience – anyone designing, building,

With the summer heat and humidity upon us, most homes and businesses rely heavily on air conditioning to stay cool. High temperatures are often accompanied by a humidex rating which indicates the effect of humidity on comfort levels. So how did people deal with these temperatures befo